SCOTCH PLAINS – The Zoning Board of Adjustment last week unanimously approved an application to change the use of a former wellness center on Westfield Avenue to a coffee shop. The former Mettacasa Café and Wellness Center at 2015 Westfield Avenue, which opened six years ago, stopped operating at th...

WESTFIELD — Westfield residents will be faced with a full ballot when they head to the polls this November. Eight candidates - four Republicans and four Democrats - will be vying to secure four, four-year terms on the Westfield Town Council. Two other candidates (Ward 3 Councilman Michal Domogala, a...

FANWOOD — A group of Fanwood residents concerned with overdevelopment are banding together in hopes of securing the necessary legal funds to challenge a proposed development at 383 South Avenue. Despite opposition from neighborhood residents, in June the Planning Board approved an application to dev...

FANWOOD – The borough council is expected to soon revise its regulations and expand the hours on Sundays when the liquor store on South Avenue can begin selling their products.At its August meeting, an owner of Fanwood Liquors asked the council to amend the local ordinance to allow sales on Sundays ...

COUNTY — Last month, the Union County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a $43million bond ordinance that will be used to purchase new vehicles and equipment, fund a series of public improvements and finance upgrades to telecommunications systems throughout the area. The ordinance, 860-2...

GARWOOD- Mayor Jen Blumenstock suspended the regular order of business during Thursday night’s meeting to swear in three new police officers to the Garwood Police Department.“This is one of my favorite things to do as Mayor, and our Police Department has had a number of officers come into the depart...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Board of Education met Tuesday to complete a board training from the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), and to review the results of a self-administered NJSBA survey. The training was led by Field Service Representative Jeanne Cleary, who explained what the assoc...

MOUNTAINSIDE — A Mountainside family whose threeyear- old son, Buzzy, was diagnosed with a rare condition last year is reaching out to ask the local community for support as costly medical expenses continue to pile up.“Buzzy is an extraordinary kid,” the boy’s mother, Amanda Blackman told The Leader...

CLARK — Next month, Clark residents will be asked to vote on a $34.8million bond referendum that school officials say will help to create new classroom space, facilitate repairs and fund numerous capital projects throughout the district. “This bond referendum will not result in an additional school ...

COUNTY — Environmentalists from across the area are pushing back against Union County’s plans to remove approximately 60 mature oak trees from Warinanco Park to make way for a new, year-round ice skating facility. “I understand the desire for an all-season skating rink in the county, although I find...